Author: The Carolinian

(AP) - Standing alongside his son's Ford pickup truck at a central Iowa gas station off Interstate 80, Francisco Castillo was not happy. He had voted for President Donald Trump in the last election. He believed Trump had strengthened the economy in his first term, and he wanted more of that. "I thought that he was going to bring some of those things back," said Castillo, a 43-year-old factory worker.

THE GUARDIAN - An antiques auction selling chains linked to the enslavement of African people in Zanzibar has been accused of "profiting from slavery". Neck irons dated to the Omani-Arab dominated trade in enslaved people in east Africa, which ended after African resistance and British pressure in the late 19th century, will go on sale this weekend in Scotland. The auctioneer Marcus Salter, of Cheeky Auctions in Tain, Ross, said

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Leaders in the 100 Black Men of Coastal North Carolina are sharing the importance of its organization during Black History Month. It is part of 100 Black Men of America, which the organization describes as the largest African American-led youth mentoring organization in the world, with more than 110 chapters worldwide. The Coastal North Carolina chapter was founded in 2007 and serves youth across five counties

NC NEWSLINE - After three years of planning, North Carolina officials on Monday launched the Public Service Leadership Program, a five-year effort to expand the state's social work workforce and address shortages in rural and underserved communities. The new program, a partnership between the N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services and a coalition of 25 universities and colleges across North Carolina, seeks to double the number of social workers

THE GUARDIAN - In 1862, while the American civil war spread across the country, formerly enslaved people on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina were imagining a new future and envisioning new possibilities. They began organizing themselves and eventually created one of the first self-governed, autonomous city for freed people. It was called Mitchelville, named for the Union army Maj Gen Ormsby Mitchel, who led what would become known as

WASHINGTON (AP) - With hundreds of millions of people turning to chatbots for advice, it was only a matter of time before tech companies began offering programs specifically designed to answer health questions. In January, OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Health, a new version of its chatbot that the company says can analyze users' medical records, wellness apps and wearable device data to answer health and medical questions. Currently, there's a waiting

The African American Cultural Celebration (AACC)-presented by the North Carolina Museum of History with support from its community partner, the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission-celebrated Black History Month with engaging demonstrations, inspiring presentations, and powerful performances. For 25 years, this celebration has brought together African American community members, organizations, authors, artists, musicians, filmmakers, scholars, and more around a central theme to highlight the contributions that African Americans, past and

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - As people awoke to headlines over the weekend about deadly U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and potential of widening conflict, alerts, social media and conversations at the dining room table were consumed by the news. While medical experts say it is normal for people to experience stress and anxiety - or feeling that the world descended into chaos overnight - it is important to find coping

SELMA, Ala. - Civil Rights TV, the world's first 24-hour television network dedicated exclusively to civil rights history, education, and future equity, has officially launched on the Connect To Your City OTT platform powered by Connect2OTT. The network debuts from Selma, Alabama - one of the most historically significant cities in the American civil rights movement - marking a new chapter in how civil rights stories are preserved, amplified, and